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Metro: new agreement for the Euro Forum (EWC)
On April 3, the management of Metro, the big German retail group, and the Select Committee of its EWC (Euro Forum) signed a new agreement to adapt the structure to the recast directive and to the...
9 April 2014
Siemens Italia completely transforms its offices with a groundbreaking flexible working time system
“New Siemens Office” was launched in Italy in 2011. In 212, it won the Buone Pratiche HR award, handed out by the Italian Association for Personnel Management (AIDP). Now covering 1,700...
9 April 2014
United States: humble decree on equal pay between men and women
Barack Obama can’t do much without Congress’ support, but he can act alone to enact regulations applying to Federal Government providers. Whereas the Paycheck Fairness Act is stuck at the House...
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9 April 2014
Coca-Cola: European trade unions adopt Manifesto for a socially sustainable Coca-Cola system
Working together for several years within the Coordination Group, Coca-Cola’s European trade unions adopted, on March 21, a “Manifesto for a socially sustainable Coca-Cola system.” It condemns...
8 April 2014
Bulgaria: the vocational education and training reform lays down the foundation for a German-style apprenticeship system
The Bill, introduced by MPs from the socialist party (in power) and the largest opposition party, passed the procedure of the “first reading” by the Parliament at the end of March. This reform...
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8 April 2014
India: first steps of the anti sexual harassment of women at work
A law on sexual harassment of women on the workplace came into force on December 9, 2013 in India. It notably provides for the creation of internal committees on sexual harassment in all...
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8 April 2014
Germany: unions give Chinese investors positive grades
According to an analysis published on March 25 by the Hans-Böckler Foundation, close to unions, more and more German businesses are taken over by Chinese investors. And the surprising fact for...
8 April 2014
Baltic countries: Estonian and Latvian financial unions sign cooperation agreement
Latvijas Finanšu nozares arodbiedrību (Latvian financial union, FNA) and Eesti Finantssektori Töötajate Liit (Estonian financial union, EFL) announced, on March 31, a new cooperation agreement...
7 April 2014
Sweden: creation of a wage guarantee fund for subcontracting workers in construction
The agreement reached on March 31 between Byggnads (construction workers’ union) and Sveriges Byggindustrier (Swedish construction firms) helped avoid a strike announced as the biggest in the...
7 April 2014
Italy: ILO suggests that government brings provision excluding unions that haven’t signed collective agreements from representation in line with international standards on union freedom
The conflict between Fiat and the CGIL’s metalworkers’ union (Fiom) had an impact at several levels. Trying to jostle social relations practices, the carmaker also started a legal battle, which...
7 April 2014
Great Britain: after a 5-year battle, Ford agrees to compensate ex-workers transferred to Visteon for their pension entitlement drop
After a 5-year campaign organized by the Unite union, punctuated by demonstrations, marches and lobbies and political pressure as well as legal action, Visteon workers secured a settlement from...
7 April 2014
Volkswagen: global works council and Scania unions reach deal giving the latter codetermination rights in case the takeover is successful
On April 2, Volkswagen’s global committee announced the signing of an agreement with the 4 unions at its Scania subsidiary in order to “save jobs in the company” within the framework of the German...
7 April 2014
France: first ruling on the obligation to translate documents sent to the WC into French
On March 19, the Court of Appeal of Versailles issued a decree stating that a works council consulted about a planned transfer has the right to request, with an injunction, that documents be...
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4 April 2014
Denmark: government forced to review regulations to combat social dumping in road transport following the European Commission’s notice.
The standards adopted in September by the Danish Ministry of Transportation to stopillegal navigation were short-lived. In January, the European Commission gave notice to Denmark, causing the...
4 April 2014
Brazil: in 2013, most wage increases were above inflation
The collective negotiations carried out in 2013 mostly led to wage increases above inflation, revealed the Inter Trade Union Department of Statistics and Socio-Economic Studies (Dieese) in its...
4 April 2014
Great Britain: the government is ready to step back on employment tribunal fees
A Minister said that the Cameron team is allegedly thinking about trimming the fees recently introduced to relieve employment tribunals, as unions say they have actually emptied them.
3 April 2014
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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United Kingdom: government urged to legislate against forced labour
After consulting victims, businesses and NGOs, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) has published a report showing that the UK is lagging behind in the fight against forced labour. The...